Blast (1997) 5.4
Terrorists are holding the U.S. Olympic swim team hostage, and only the janitor can stop them. Director:Albert PyunWriter:Hannah Blue |
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Blast (1997) 5.4
Terrorists are holding the U.S. Olympic swim team hostage, and only the janitor can stop them. Director:Albert PyunWriter:Hannah Blue |
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Linden Ashby | ... | ||
Andrew Divoff | ... | ||
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Kimberly Warren | ... |
Diane Colton
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Rutger Hauer | ... | ||
Norbert Weisser | ... |
Commando Rescuer
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Tim Thomerson | ... |
Police Commissioner
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Yuji Okumoto | ... |
FBI Agent
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Vincent Klyn | ... |
Intense Man
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Sonya Eddy | ... |
Bena
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Jill Pierce | ... |
Moses
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Barbara Roberts | ... |
Mayor
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Robert Lennon | ... |
Karl
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Jahi J.J. Zuri | ... |
Terrorist Pursuer
(as Jahi Zuri)
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Earl White | ... |
Terrorist #1
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Paul Eliopoulos | ... |
Terrorist #5
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Terrorists attempt to disrupt the Atlanta Olympics by kidnapping the U.S. women's swim team. If their demands are not met, the team will be executed. Only janitor Jack Bryant, a former Olympic gymnast champion of Tae Kwon Do felled by injuries and alcoholism knows of their real plans. And only he, with the guidance of former terrorist-fighter Leo, can stop them. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@tss.th.nec.co.jp>
STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
As soon as I had started watching the film and saw the opening credits roll,a banner come up indicating that this was A FILM BY ALBERT PYUN and alarm bells started ringing in my head.Worse yet,it didn't take itself long to assert itself as A FILM BY ALBERT PYUN.All of ol' Alberto's defining touches are there from the off-set:the weary looking production values,the hazily-handled filming style,the sloppy editing,not to mention deficets with the script and dialogue.DTV favourite Rutger Hauer is on hand,headbilled as the leading man,but not featured until about half an hour into the film.The virtually none-existent action scenes do little to help matters.
Oh,the story?What could have happened had the FBI not averted a terrorist attack at the Montreal olympics.But although it even brags as being about this at the beginning of the film,it's conveyed in such an unbelievable way,you couldn't possibly believe it.It's unbelievably uninteresting as well,so it should really be avoided on all counts,shouldn't it?*